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It's Just a Matter of Balance: A Very Personal Story Of Amputee Rehabilitation, An Autobiography, Prosthetic Education, Inspirational, Useful Story For Clinicians, And The Teenage Student - Softcover

 
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Recommended Reading by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Treatment Planner.

"A heartwarming debut memoir about finding meaning in the face of loss...His sly sense of humor, meanwhile, provides a good balance to his heavier material." - Kirkus Reviews

Now in its third edition, It's Just a Matter of Balance is a self-help book for amputees, offering understanding for those in need and those truly interested in the effects of permanent disability.

In 1969, teenager Kevin Garrison was diagnosed with cancer. Not long after that, his doctor informed him he needed a Syme amputation and he would lose his right foot. In that moment,Garrison knew his life would be changed forever.

In his true story of survival, Garrison shares his incredible journey facing uncertainties and anger, struggling with emotional and physical pain, and fighting fear as he moves further away from his normal routine and into the world of the permanently disabled. As he chronicles the events leading up to his below the knee amputation, his recuperation, and the physiological adjustment needed for the adoption of a prosthetic limb, he poignantly details his true feelings, triumphs,setbacks, and positive choices as he learns how to focus on his abilities instead of his disabilities and overcome challenges.

Through his exploration into his deepest, most personal thoughts, Garrison illustrates a descriptive and sometimes shockingly funny journey as he discovers what it's like to be an amputee and what it really means forhis love life and his future career. It's Just a Matter of Balance shares an eye-opening glimpse into the inspiring life of Garrison, who demonstrates to others that with genuine acceptance of our fate and dedication to anger management, we can finally began to live the life we were meant to have.

It's Just a Matter of Balance is a helpful resource for amputees, people with disabilities or mobility loss and people with artificial limbs--and a must-read for anyone who loves a heartfelt story of triumph over adversity.

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This is my true story written by an Amputee-Certified Prosthetist. I wrote down my story after 32 years of life, experiencing living my life as an amputee, and 24 years as a certified prosthetist. The ordeal started for me when I was 16 years old. I had very, very little help with the adjustment or life changes that were forced upon me as I became an amputee. There was no support group available for me to attend, and I was never referred for psychological counseling at all. I found it most interesting and you may agree, that I actually wrote my book to help myself! Yes, I wished someone could have handed me this book and said, "Read this son, it will help you!", at the time when I found myself having the saddest feeling that I had ever experienced before, in my new life, as an amputee. My true story as I wrote it all down, chronicles my struggle with the unbelievable harshness that life can bring to us at times. In various editorial book reviews my book has been found to be very helpful to the professionals who provide care for people with disabilities, deepening their understanding of the disabled person and the disabled persons adjustment to life after disability occurs.
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As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, University Professor and Certified Case Manager, I highly recommend this book as a must-read for clinicians, educators and students, of all ages because it aids in understanding a young persons journey through a physically and emotionally devastating experience. 
Linda Gettinger Dinner, ARNP, MSN, CCM

This book is an inspirational story for anyone facing the life changes of an amputation. 
Susan M. Daugherty, RN, CCM, CRRN
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse  

A heartfelt rendering of a personal story to gladden the hearts of rehabilitation practitioners everywhere.                                 
William H. Moore C.P.O.
Certified Prosthetist, Orthotist

The book clearly shows how the disabled, with perseverance and tenacity, can still fulfill their lifelong dreams. 
Carl A. Baader
Disabled Vietnam Veteran

He was motivated by his own handicap to become a successful prosthetist and human being.
Veronica Noboa Pantuso, MS, Psy D.
 
Truly inspirational.  A must read for anyone with a disability.  Very graphic yet a humorous touch.  Puts life in perspective.
Bryce E. Epstein, M.D.
Fellow American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

About the Author
            Kevin S. Garrison was born in Cleveland, Ohio.  He completed his prosthetic education at the University of California in Los Angeles and Northwestern University in Chicago.  He became a Certified Prosthetist by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics in 1979. He published an article in the Journal of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association:  Volume 37, Number 2, 1983, p.53.  Currently he resides with his wife, Catheline, and family in Florida.   

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